GrillGrates™ for Gas BBQ
I see a lot of promotional or "paid" reviews on these, but not many first hand reviews. A quick search shows a handful of members using them. My last BBQ had Porcelain-Enameled Cast-Iron, new one came...
View ArticleHow many cups of coffee do you drink first thing in the morning ?
Hi everyone like the title says. Personally I used to drink two cups first thing, but it was giving me the jitters. So now I'm down to one then a cup of decaff tea. Then about an hour later. If I'm in...
View ArticleMediterranean diet?
Hello there. My Doctor recently suggested I look into the Mediterranean diet due to elevated cholesterol. I'm curious if anyone follows this diet (or similar) and has some "go to" dishes they could...
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St. Sue Annual Auction 2023
We are Happy to announce that the 13th Annual 'Saint' Sue Moore Memorial Fundraiser begins October 19th 2023 and runs for 3 days. Remember, this will be our final year of the fundraiser (more info on...
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Roadkill Cuisine Is Cheap Meat (say What!!!) :-o
Anybody heard about this latest trend...Roadkill Cuisine? I don't think I'd try it unless there was 'not-ting' to eat or a Zombie Apocalypse. By Underknown - YouTube - 22 Jul 2022 "Eating roadkill is...
View ArticleRecommendations for a Chinese Cleaver
I'd like to try a Chinese cleaver. Looking for recommendations, prefer carbon steel, and at a price point that won't lead to huge regrets if I find it's not for me. TIA
View ArticleHow Long Does It Take to Fix Dinner?
Recipes often list prep and cooking time. Usually they lie. In my experience as neither a hare nor a turtle at putting dinner on the table, it takes me roughly twice as long as the time listed. For...
View ArticleMess Hall Acquisitions
Hey, we don't have an acquisitions thread yet! I'll start out. You know you make too much pizza when you stop by the local bakery and buy a 50lb (!) bag of high gluten flour:
View ArticleWhite Barbeque Sauce
I'm looking into this. Ganna have to give it a try. I need a recipe so I'm on the lookout.
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The Sprout 2023
Got our small garden plot tilled up. It’s only 10x15 but unfortunately the rest of our yard was the drain field for our now decommissioned septic system. In another couple of years I’ll have the soil...
View ArticleWhat's for Dinner - Recipe Edition
I figured it would be good to have a dinner recipes thread. Lots of good discussions in the "What's for Dinner" thread, but I thought it would be good to have a thread of just (or mostly) recipes. No...
View ArticleOlive Oil, Anyone?
I've been trying out various olive oils lately and have found some excellent ones online from Texas Hill Country (Chef's Blend) and Queen Creek Olive Mill's Balanced Blend, recommended by Ackvil a...
View ArticleAhem…..Best Frozen Microwave Pizza?
I’m almost embarrassed to ask this but let me share why. My wife makes incredible pizza from scratch on Fridays, when I’m home. I am not home, rather on a contract, working long hours and sleeping in...
View ArticleBig Bib Gibson sauce order; what am I doing?!
Well, since The Count necroposted on my thread Gibson's BBQ sauces - a maybe Yankee's perspective -...
View ArticleGibson's BBQ sauces - a maybe Yankee's perspective
I should clarify that I may or may not be a Yankee - I was born in Ohio, which is north of the Mason-Dixon line. I don't know if this counts as being a Yankee or not. I do have a relative who loved the...
View ArticleOats - Overnight oats that is!
I was able to find a few Oats threads that were quite interesting: Let's Talk Oats! How to get oatmeal to be good..help. How do you like your oatmeal? Crockpot oatmeal I did not find a specific...
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What Are Stuffed Turkey Wings, And Where Did They Originate?
My dear Culinaries: I found this article (cuisine and culture), about a dish that's truly a Lafayette (3hrs SE as the crow fly's), Louisiana favorite & original. By Matthew Wilson - Daily Meal -...
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SOS? Not really
Looks like SOS, Tastes kinda Like SOS, but Sooooo much better than SOS can be. Creamed Venison Ham that my BiL made. No taste of venison at all. Tastes like a good ham.
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Beans on toast
Every once in a while I get a craving for the old British beans on toast. There’s two stores that stock Heinz beans locally. The price here in Northern California is crazy.
View ArticleLet's talk about Spam
Not the stuff that clogs up your mailbox. The stuff that comes in a pull-top can. Pork luncheon meat to you purists. When I was a kid growing up, Spam would occasionally show up on our dinner table,...
View ArticleWhat's Your Breakfast?
For all the mouth watering meals posted in the What's Cooking thread, I don't see much love for breakfast. In my opinion, there's not much that beats a lazy Saturday or Sunday morning, brewing a strong...
View ArticleHot dogs anyone?
Every once in a while I enjoy a good hot dog, boiled or BBQ style on a bun. And for toppings I enjoy raw onions, mustard, and sauerkraut. A side of fries and a coke. How about you? How do you like your...
View ArticleAll I wanna do is eat pizza now. Every meal
Thanks to this guy https://www.youtube.com/@OneBitePizzaReviews
View ArticleHey Grandpa!! What's for Dinner!!
What, oh what, are you cooking up for T- day. And should I put it on my household menu... What is the best grub you are putting out? Long, complicate recipes are okay too
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Remember Eggs Over Easy Being Illegal?
This morning while I made myself a couple of eggs over easy for breakfast. I suddenly recalled my first breakfast at Fort Dix, NJ circa 1992. To the shock of myself and my section we were told that...
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What's for lunch.
Be it home made or takeaway, what are you having for lunch. Today I picked up a roast chicken while doing the weekly grocery shopping and slapped this simple lunch together. Tiger bread rolls, cream...
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The Future of Tinned Fish Is Now, in a Restaurant Near You ;-)
Love me some Tinned Fish! By Jamie Feldmar - RESY National - March 28, 2023 "It’s Saturday night at Kippered, a self-described “tinned fish and Champagne bar” in Downtown Los Angeles, and the low-lit...
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Hexclad, what do you have to say
We converted all our pans/skillets to lodge cast iron and like it pretty well. The wife wants a single non-stick 8 inch skillet because she doesn't want me to have to wash and season the lodge one...
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Fermentation
I received a fermentation kit for my birthday, so, I made up a batch of sauerkraut for starters. Tell us what you like to ferment or pickle etc.
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Salt cod
Getting ready for Christmas Eve! Just received a box with a freezer pack from NJ containing 2.5# of salt cod. They have moved away from the FedEx mailer to the box with a cool pack - total overkill!...
View ArticleKitchen Knives
I have a nice set of kitchen knives: a Henckels 9 inch Chef's knife, Paring knife, serrated Bread knife and Slicing knife. Also,I have a Wusthof serrated all-purpose knife. Do I need any additional...
View ArticleFruitcake
I love the haters; more for me. Over the weekend I cranked out a batch of fruitcake. Ten little loaves, well infused with rum, are now in the aging phase for a few weeks. Mrs. Hippie looked at the haul...
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Caprese salad ... balsamic or not?
'Tis the season for great tomatoes ... and so for a nice caprese salad. So ... to "balsamic" or not??
View ArticleOdd Culinary Proclivities of the Past
I was originally going to post this in another thread, but the images I found demanded a thread of their own. In this thread we will post odd recipes of the past. I thought at first that it was limited...
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What's for Dinner at Your House?
Fresh baked bread, red top meat loaf, home brewed amber ale. Sammitch time!
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In ‘Les Troisgros,’ a Restaurant Documentary That’s Well Worth Watching ;-)
My Dear Culinarians: This documentary (when arrives this side 'of the pond'), will be well worth watching...the 'inside scoop' on how a Michelin 3 star (the pinnacle of cuisine), establish operates....
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Haggis! The Inside Story.
"Inside" because with haggis it's what's inside, rather than outside. OK! We have some "haggis-curious" folks and at least one who's probably secretly all in but wants us to believe otherwise. So first...
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